Francis Bacon: New Studies : Centenary Essays
- ISBN-10
- 3865219462
- ISBN-13
- 9783865219466
- Series
- Francis Bacon
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Steidl / Edition7L
- Authors
- Francis Bacon, Martin Harrison
Description
Nine original and stimulating essays will celebrate the centenary of the birth of one of the greatest painters of thetwentieth century, Francis Bacon (1909¿1992). Since the artist¿s death his enigmatic paintings have inspired newthinking and methods of interpretation, and these essays, written by leading scholars from throughout the world,reflect an impressively wide and rich range of approaches.
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